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Police and demonstrators continue clashing on day 12 of a fuel price revolt in Ecuador, that has claimed six lives and injured dozens. An estimated 14,000 protesters are taking part in the mass show of discontent countrywide against rising hardship in an economy hard hit by the coronavirus pandemic. IMAGES
Demonstrators clash with police on a main road in Quito on the ninth day of Indigenous-led fuel price protests. The head of Ecuador's armed forces has denounced as a "grave threat" to democracy the wave of protests that have triggered several regional states of emergency and a curfew in the capital Quito. IMAGES
Opposition supporters clash with security forces during May Day demonstrations in Caracas, with protesters throwing a molotov cocktail at a police vehicle and police firing buckshot at protesters. IMAGES
Colombian government supporters and police clash outside the Supreme Court headquarters in Bogota during a protest called by President Gustavo Petro to demand the designation of a new attorney general. IMAGES
Thousands of Bangladeshi garment workers stage violent protests to demand a near-tripling of their wages, shuttering hundreds of garment factories in the country. IMAGES
The Paris procession of the May Day demonstration arrives at Place de la Nation. Police forces try to disperse the crowd of demonstrators with tear gas and charges. IMAGES